Paul Blank
Chief Operating Officer at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP
Network origin in Paul Blank first degree
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Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Credit Investments)
 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Credit Investments) Investment ManagersFinance Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Credit Investments) (Kayne Anderson Capital (Credit Investment) is a private equity subsidiary of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
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| Operating Division | Investment Managers | 33 |
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP
 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Kayne Anderson) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Formerly known as Kaim Non Traditional LP, the firm was founded in 1984 by Richard Kayne and John Anderson. They are owned by Richard Kayne through his majority ownership of Kayne Anderson Investment Management, Inc. Kayne Anderson provides investment supervisory services through privately offered pooled investment vehicles, and to a lesser extent, through separate accounts and mutual funds.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Managers | 17 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Paul Blank via their personal network
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|---|---|---|---|
General Electric Capital Corp.
 General Electric Capital Corp. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance General Electric Capital Corp. provides financial products and services. Its services include commercial loans and leases, fleet management, financial programs, credit cards, personal loans, and other financial services. The firm’s solutions include energy finance and aviation finance. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT. | Finance/Rental/Leasing | Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Investor Private Equity Analyst | |
Heller Financial, Inc.
 Heller Financial, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Heller Financial, Inc. provided mercantile financing. It was acquired by GE Capital Corp. The company was located in Chicago, IL | Finance/Rental/Leasing | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Analyst | |
TCW Asset Management Co. LLC
 TCW Asset Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance TCW Asset Management Co. LLC (TCW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1992 and is wholly-owned by The TCW Group, Inc. In 2013, TCW management and private investment funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) acquired TCW Group from Société Générale. TCW provides investment management and advice for a wide array of investment strategies for institutional and individual investors through investment advisory accounts, private open- and closed-end commingled investment funds and structured investment vehicles such as collateralized debt obligations. | Investment Managers | Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal | |
UBS Securities LLC
 UBS Securities LLC Investment ManagersFinance UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients. | Investment Managers | Director/Board Member Private Equity Investor | |
Bay Mutual Financial LLC
 Bay Mutual Financial LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of Knight Global LLC, Bay Mutual Financial LLC provides investment advice. The company is based in Santa Monica, CA. The CEO of the company is Martin Pernoll. Bay Mutual Financial was acquired by Knight Global LLC on April 22, 2015. | Investment Managers | Compliance Officer | |
Ascendiant Securities LLC
 Ascendiant Securities LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 2001 by Mark Bergendahl and Bradley Wilhite, Ascendiant Securities LLC is an SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in Irvine, California. The firm advises on and facilitates debt and equity securities offerings through private placements and provides assistance with mergers and acquisitions. They are a member of FINRA and the SIPC. Ascendiant Securities is affiliated with Ascendiant Capital Markets LLC, a full-service investment banking firm, SEC-registered broker/dealer, equity research, market making and securities trading firm that focuses on small-cap and micro-cap public companies, as well as institutional and accredited investors. They are a member of FINRA and the SIPC. Ascendiant Securities is also affiliated with Ascendiant Capital Group LLC and Ascendiant Capital Partners LLC, firms that makes direct investments in publicly-traded, emerging growth companies and in private companies that are going public. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Compliance Officer | |
| University of Notre Dame | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| KAYNE ANDERSON ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Executive Officer Private Equity Investor | |
KA Fund Advisors LLC
 KA Fund Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2004, KA Fund Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Houston, Texas. The firm is a subsidiary of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP and their ultimate parent is Kayne Anderson Investment Management, Inc. KA Fund Advisors manages investments for pension and profit sharing plans and other pooled investment vehicles, including hedge funds. They manage the KA First Reserve LLC | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
Lazard Middle Market LLC
 Lazard Middle Market LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lazard Middle Market LLC engages in financial advisory business. It specializes in strategic advice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), restructuring, and capital raising. The firm’s M&A and Strategic Advisory service focuses on private equity and divestitures, privately-owned companies, corporate acquisitions and divestitures, and sale of public companies. Its Restructuring service consists of situation assessment, alternative assessment, and execution. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| KAYNE ANDERSON NEXTGEN ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Private Equity Investor Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Executive Officer Private Equity Investor | |
| Stanford University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| College of the Holy Cross (Massachusetts) | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Riverside Partners LLC (New York)
 Riverside Partners LLC (New York) Investment ManagersFinance Riverside Partners LLC /New York/ (Riverside Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Bela Szigethy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices across the globe. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| McGill University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | College/University | Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc.
 Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2001, Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Ltd. (ASX: MBL). They provide coverage of the following industries: resources, healthcare, security/defense, transportation, financial services, retail/consumer products, TMET (telecommunications, media, entertainment and technology), oil & gas, diversified manufacturing/distribution and infrastructure/utilities. Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a member of FINRA. | Investment Managers | Analyst-Equity | |
Northwestern University
 Northwestern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| State University of New York College at Geneseo | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
| The University of Texas at Austin | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Indiana University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| The University of Chicago | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| New York University | College/University | Masters Business Admin | |
Cerberus Capital Management LP
 Cerberus Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Cerberus Capital Management LP (Cerberus) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Stephen A. Feinberg and William L. Richter. It is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Investor | |
| University of Illinois | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc.
 Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. operates as a business development company, which focuses on making investments in senior secured loans, with a secondary focus on unitranche and split-lien loans to middle market companies. The company was founded in May 2018 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Investment Managers | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Private Equity)
 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors) is a private equity subsidiary of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Analyst | |
Irradiant Partners LP
 Irradiant Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Irradiant Partners LP (Irradiant Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Irradiant Partners LLC founded in 2021 by John John Eanes, Jon Levinson and Michael Jeffrey Levitt. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
Kayne Anderson Income Strategies Fund
 Kayne Anderson Income Strategies Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Kayne Anderson Income Strategies Fund operates as a closed-end management investment company. The firm's investment objective is to provide common shareholders total return with an emphasis on current distributions. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Chief Executive Officer Private Equity Investor Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Stephen M. Ross School of Business | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Antares Capital LP
 Antares Capital LP Investment ManagersFinance Antares Capital LP is a private debt financing solutions provider for middle-market, private equity-backed transactions. Antares has subsidiaries in the United States and the Cayman Islands. The company's responsible investment strategy incorporates material environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors to enhance returns. With over $55 billion of capital under management and administration, Antares has one of the largest and longest-tenured portfolios in the market, spanning a diverse range of industries. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. The CEO of Antares is Timothy G. Lyne. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Investor | |
University of Minnesota
 University of Minnesota Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN. | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
DoubleLine Capital LP
 DoubleLine Capital LP Investment ManagersFinance DoubleLine Capital LP (DoubleLine) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Gundlach and Louis Lucido in 2009. DoubleLine provides a variety of investment management services to institutional clients such as corporate entities, pension plans, Undertakings for the Collective Investment of Transferable Interests (UCITS) funds, registered investment companies and unregistered investment companies, foundations, and public and government entities. | Investment Managers | Portfolio Manager-Fixed Income | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin | |
| US Department of the Navy (District of Columbia) | Sovereign | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
EIG Global Energy Partners LLC
 EIG Global Energy Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance EIG Global Energy Partners LLC (EIG Global Energy Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor | |
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Growth Private Equity)
 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Growth Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Growth Private Equity) (Kayne Anderson Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP firm founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor | |
| Georgetown University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
| The Leonard N Stern School of Business | College/University | Masters Business Admin | |
Citigroup Private Equity LP
 Citigroup Private Equity LP Investment ManagersFinance Citigroup Private Equity LP (Citigroup Private Equity) a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
AlpInvest US Holdings LLC
 AlpInvest US Holdings LLC Investment ManagersFinance AlpInvest Partners, Inc. (AlpInvest) is the New York City private equity subsidiary of Netherlands-based AlpInvest Partners BV, ultimately held by The Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ: CG). Established in 1999 as NIB Capital Private Equity, the firm became AlpInvest Partners in 2004. They were the first exclusive private equity manager for a public pension fund and invest worldwide across primary funds, secondaries, and direct investment (co-investment) channels, covering the entire private equity spectrum. In addition to the New York office, AlpInvest has offices in Amsterdam, Hong Kong and London. They are a socially responsible investor which works to promote sustainability and governance as an important factor in investment choices. They are a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investments and exclude direct investments in companies that are directly involved in the manufacturing or distribution of products that clearly violate Dutch and relevant international conventions. They also explore sustainability-themed investments. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal |
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| United States | 47 |
| Canada | 2 |
Sectoral
| Finance | 27 |
| Consumer Services | 18 |
| Miscellaneous | 5 |
| Government | 2 |
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| Private Equity Investor | 66 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 48 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 41 |
| Director/Board Member | 27 |
| Masters Business Admin | 19 |
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